"porte-épée" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pɔʁ.te.pe/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-porte-épée.wav Forms: porte-épées [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “sword carrier”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|sword carrier}} “sword carrier”, {{lit|sword carrier}} Literally, “sword carrier” Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|head=porte-épée}} porte-épée m (plural porte-épées)
  1. (historical, military) porte-épée Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-porte-épée-fr-noun-MQrd97LZ Categories (other): Military, French entries with incorrect language header, French verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of French verb-noun compounds: 67 33 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. a swordtail (fish) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-porte-épée-fr-noun-km89V0IB

Inflected forms

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